1818
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Maternal Care is a 1818 by Carle Vernet, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This drawing shows a woman riding a donkey, holding a baby in her arms. Behind her, another donkey walks with a small bundle tied to its back. The scene looks like a quiet countryside path with rocks and a tree on the right. The artist focused on the woman’s gentle care for the baby, even in a simple moment. The title *Maternal Care* hints this was meant to show everyday life with warmth. Look up Romanticism to see how artists used everyday scenes to tell deeper stories.
Antoine Charles Horace Vernet, better known as Carle Vernet, was a French painter, the youngest child of painter Claude-Joseph Vernet and the father of painter Horace Vernet.
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